10 Things You Didn’t Know about the ‘Hobbit’ Movies

Think you know everything you need to know about the three Hobbit movies? Think again. Here are some little-known facts about this massive fantasy undertaking.

The Man Behind Saruman

Actor Christopher Lee who plays Saruman is best known for acting in horror movies including playing the roles of Frankenstein, the Mummy and Count Dracula. His last monstrous role was playing Clarney in 2012’s Dark Shadows. Due to his poor health, all of Lee's scenes in the Hobbit movies were shot in a studio in London rather than flying him to New Zealand where the rest of the film was shot. In addition to the Hobbit, Lee was to be featured in 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but his scenes were cut from the theatrical release.